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Forgiveness Is Good For Your Heart

May 15, 2024 | thetaoist.online | Bob Phillips

By Bob Phillips Photo by Kristina Litvjak on Unsplash We're a world full of people obsessed with our physical and mental health. We spend billions of dollars every year on the latest diet fads, vitamins, elixirs, and other potions to feel better about how we appear to others. Likewise, we also spend billions on our mental health, whether it be on self-help books, seminars, therapy, or anything else that will make us...
"Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl

Oct 12, 2023 | bobphillips1.medium.com | Bob Phillips

I've heard so many good things about this book over the years, and I finally sat down this week and read it. If you're facing a significant challenge in your life now or want to be prepared when it happens, this is the right book for you. The Highlights" Man's Search for Meaning "* is a profound narrative penned by eminent psychiatrist Viktor Frankl.
I'm Not Drinking Today...Maybe

Oct 2, 2023 | medium.com | Bob Phillips

Who's "thinkin' of drinkin'" - - I amOn the last day of September, my wife informed me that she was going to participate in "Sober October." My first thought, which I know was selfish of me, was, "Great. Now I'm going to have to drink alone."As the day went on, I thought more and more about doing Sober October with her. Could I do it? Did I want to do it? I'm now going to admit for the first time ever to anyone: "I'm addicted to alcohol." I can't believe I'm writing this.
How Patience and Forgiveness Landed Me a Large Writing Client from LinkedIn

Sep 25, 2023 | bobphillips1.medium.com | Bob Phillips

Patience is not one of my virtues. I like to think it is, but it's not. And in addition to raising my blood pressure at times, it has cost me writing clients. Forgiveness is also something I struggle with. I tend to hold a grudge, particularly when someone has not met my expectations, as unrealistic as they often are. Believing that "It's my way or the highway" has lost me clients and even some relationships. But I'm working on improving both of these character flaws. And recently, I made progress.
Boomer Hacks, Ballot Predictions & World-Saving Banter: A Sal & Bob Special!

Aug 11, 2023 | player.fm | Sal Demilio |Bob Phillips

In this laugh-out-loud episode of "The Sal and Bob Show," our comedic duo, Sal Demilio and Bob Phillips, serve up a smorgasbord of hilarity and insight. đ Dive into the world of "Boomer Life Hacks" as Sal and Bob unearth some of the most preposterous ones you've probably never heard of.
Of Borrowed Lawnmowers and United Methodist Clergy Status

Jun 2, 2023 | goodnewsmag.org | Bob Phillips

By Bob PhillipsA man went to his neighbor’s house and asked to borrow his lawnmower. The neighbor said no. The man politely asked why, since it was sitting unused in the garage. The neighbor replied, “Well, I have to shave.” Puzzled, the man asked, “Do you shave with your lawnmower?” The neighbor replied, “Friend, if I don’t want to loan you my lawnmower, one reason is as good as another.”It appears the owner of the lawnmower has moved into a leadership position in the United Methodist Church.
50 Years and Counting…

Mar 15, 2023 | texascountryreporter.com | Bob Phillips

Funny the things that can happen when you’re just hanging out watching life go by. I wish I could tell you that this was all planned, that I had some clear vision of how all of this would turn out, but I did not. And now, here I am, some fifty years later, just wondering where the time went. In 1970, when I was a freshman in college, I went to work at a Dallas television station as a “gopher,” meaning it was my job to “go for” this and “go for” that, but that’s not what I had in mind for myself.